A good example to discuss with regard to this issue--"silence and power"--
might be Sir Thomas More and his conflict with Henry VIII.
Tai-Won
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From: heidi rimke <hrimke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Wednesday, February 17, 1999 9:49 PM
Subject: Re: ???
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>Hi Clare,
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>good to see that others are present! i was beginning to wonder...
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>Interesting reply. But wouldn't you agree that governing the self through
>and into a mode of silence in order to avoid becoming "a confessing
>animal" is too an effect of power? Is it actually possible to escape
>effects of power? Is silencing or removing the self from some forum a form
>of resistence to the subjugating forces and effects of the confession or
>another subtle form of domination and subjection as a result of it???
>
>heidi
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>On Wed, 17 Feb 1999, Clare O'Farrell wrote:
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>> Heidi
>>
>> >anyone out there?
>>
>> I've noticed it's been rather quiet recently!! Perhaps people are taking
>> Foucault's words to heart on the subject of the confessing subject and
>> wish to escape the effects of power by remaining silent! :-)
>>
>> Clare
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>> Clare O'Farrell
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might be Sir Thomas More and his conflict with Henry VIII.
Tai-Won
-----Original Message-----
From: heidi rimke <hrimke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, February 17, 1999 9:49 PM
Subject: Re: ???
>
>Hi Clare,
>
>good to see that others are present! i was beginning to wonder...
>
>Interesting reply. But wouldn't you agree that governing the self through
>and into a mode of silence in order to avoid becoming "a confessing
>animal" is too an effect of power? Is it actually possible to escape
>effects of power? Is silencing or removing the self from some forum a form
>of resistence to the subjugating forces and effects of the confession or
>another subtle form of domination and subjection as a result of it???
>
>heidi
>
>On Wed, 17 Feb 1999, Clare O'Farrell wrote:
>
>> Heidi
>>
>> >anyone out there?
>>
>> I've noticed it's been rather quiet recently!! Perhaps people are taking
>> Foucault's words to heart on the subject of the confessing subject and
>> wish to escape the effects of power by remaining silent! :-)
>>
>> Clare
>>
>> Clare O'Farrell
>> email:c_ofarrell@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> web page: http://www.qut.edu.au/edu/cpol/foucault/
>>
>>
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